Creating a Virtual Server Base Image
Follow these guidelines when creating your virtual server base image.
November 19, 2007
Follow these guidelines when creating your virtual server base image.
Create a base image for each OS you plan to use (Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, 64-bit, and so forth).
Configure the base image with 512MB of memory and one 20GB SCSI disk, but don't preallocate the disk space on the guest virtual server.
Complete the OS installation.
Install the virtual server add-ins. (On VMware, the add-ins are called VMware Tools; on Virtual Server, they're called Virtual Machine Additions.)
Install the latest service pack.
Install all critical updates.
Configure the network card to obtain an IP address with DHCP.
Leave the server in the workgroup.
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